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modify
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- Conjugation :
past
modified
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ing
modifying
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Derivatives :
adj
modifiable
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Collins English-Chinese Dictionary
- modify
['mɔdɪfaɪ]
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1.
vt.
[+machine]
改装
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2.
vt.
[+policy]
[ plan]
修改
Comprehensive English-Chinese Dictionary
- modify
[ˈmɒdɪfaɪ]
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1.
vt.
使缓和
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Please modify this letter to make it more polite.
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请修改这封信，让它的语气更客气一些。
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2.
vt.
修饰
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3.
vt.
改变；修改；改造
Collins English-English Dictionary
- modify
['mɒdɪ"faɪ]
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1.
vb
[mainly tr]
to change the structure, character, intent, etc, of
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2.
vb
to make less extreme or uncompromising
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to modify a demand
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3.
vb
[grammar]
(of a word or group of words) to bear the relation of modifier to (another word or group of words)
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4.
vb
[linguistics]
to change (a vowel) by umlaut
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5.
vi.
[intr]
to be or become modified
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6.
vi.
[Etymology]
C14: from Old French modifier, from Latin modificare to limit, control, from modus measure + facere to make
Examples
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Bimbo's chocolate bread was a success in its home market, but had to modify its products to find an audience in China.
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宾堡巧克力面包在其国内市场很受欢迎，但若想赢得中国消费者的青睐，则仍需对其产品进行调整。
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The protestors refused to modify their stand on arranged marriages.
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抗议者拒绝缓和他们在包办婚姻上的立场。
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Attributive clauses can modify nouns.
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定语从句可以修饰名词。
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We will modify our examinations to restore faith in them.
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我们将会修改考试，来恢复对它们的信任。
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Most English adjectives precede the noun they modify.
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多数英语形容词出现在他们所修饰的名词之前。
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Latin nouns govern adjectives that modify them
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